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The Altar of the Dead
Hardcover
Mystery & ThrillerClassic FictionGeneral Fiction
ISBN13: 9781019499313
Publisher: Legare Street Pr
Published: Jul 18 2023
Pages: 76
Weight: 0.63
Height: 0.25 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
This is a haunting novella by the American author Henry James. It tells the story of a man who has lost the love of his life and creates an altar in his home to honor her memory. As he adds more and more names to the altar, he becomes obsessed with the dead and begins to withdraw from the living. The book is a meditation on grief, loss, and the human desire for connection.
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